Mack and Gail are in the electronic and computer retail business and each of them for different businesses. At the business that Mack works at, his weekly earnings is $880 a week plus an 8% commission on sales. At the business that Gail works at, her weekly earnings is $960 a week plus a 6% commission on sales. Gail thinks that her salary structure is better than Mack’s salary structure. If e represents the weekly earnings (in dollars) and s represents the weekly sales (in dollars), then do the following A. For what weekly sales value (or values) are both salary structures equivalent? B. For what weekly sales values is Mack’s salary structure better than Gail’s salary structure?

Mack and Gail are in the electronic and computer retail business and each of them for different businesses. At the business that Mack works at, his weekly earnings is $880 a week plus an 8% commission on sales. At the business that Gail works at, her weekly earnings is $960 a week plus a 6% commission on sales. Gail thinks that her salary structure is better than Mack’s salary structure. If e represents the weekly earnings (in dollars) and s represents the weekly sales (in dollars), then do the following A. For what weekly sales value (or values) are both salary structures equivalent? B. For what weekly sales values is Mack’s salary structure better than Gail’s salary structure?

CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS

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Chapter6: Business Expenses

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